If your elderly parents have diminished mental capacity that is compromising their safety, you can take legal steps to protect them from being scammed. An...
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Do You Need a Postnuptial Agreement?
Once you’re wed, it’s too late to sign a prenuptial agreement…but there is another contract that could serve a similar function. A postnuptial agreement, or...
Multigenerational Homes on the Rise: How to Make it Work
For an increasing number of families, grandma’s home is right down the hall. Rapidly rising housing prices are persuading multiple generations of families to move...
Are Funeral Expenses Tax-Deductible?
Paying for an aging loved one’s care sometimes results in a medical expense deduction. Paying for a deceased loved one’s funeral, on the other hand,...
Advance Directives: How To Make Sure Your End-of-Life Decisions Are Followed
Nearly 40% of older Americans have some form of advance directives, such as a living will to communicate wishes about life-saving treatment…or a medical power...
How To: Find the Best Advice for Any Problem
When you are faced with a dilemma or a difficult decision, do you get the very best advice? Perhaps not—and that could be because you’re...
How To: Disinherit a Child
Have you decided to disinherit a child, leaving him/her nothing in your will? Perhaps you’re estranged and there’s been no contact for years…or your child...
How To Set Up a GoFundMe Campaign
It has become a familiar sight online. Someone posts a campaign on a crowdfunding website such as GoFundMe.com asking for small donations to raise money...
Coping With the Loss of a Pet
Cats’ and dogs’ lifespans are relatively short, so most pet owners face the prospect of losing their beloved animals at some point. Sadly, owners whose...
What to Consider Before Getting a Pet
Pets offer unconditional love and companionship. They help lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate…and encourage you to be more active. But there are...
Tackling Tough Conversations with Aging Parents
It’s not easy to broach certain topics with your elderly parents, especially when your goal is to persuade them to give up their car keys,...
Taking Care of Your Pet After You Are Gone
When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left...
